I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time in my kitchen. If things aren’t organized and easy to access, I spend a lot more time then necessary getting what I need done. Especially if there is no pantry organization and there are haphazard piles. Then, getting what I need causes the pile to tumble

When the pile falls over – and it will at some point, it is so frusterating and makes me not want to be in the kitchen. If I don’t want to be in the kitchen, then my motivation for cooking plummets. It’s important to me to be able to cook healthy meals for my kids and family, so doing everything I can to make it so I enjoy being in my kitchen is a priority.

Having a clean kitchen helps with my enjoyment of being in my kitchen and cooking or baking. So I found some pantry organization ideas to help get my pantry organized and I hope it will help you as well.

1. Add some clear containers to keep your items contained

This pantry is from Classy Clutter – This is one pantry project that turned out beautiful! I wish I could paste this picture on my wall and poof! instant pantry that looks just like hers.

2. Add in some lazy susans for the corners.

These lazy susans are built into the pantry shelving and are not going anywhere! They make it so the corners of your pantry are totally useable space.

With the lazy susans being built in you don’t need to worry as much about how much weight is being put on these. Adding some lazy susans would make pantry organization a lot easier.

4. Use a magazine holder to store canned food.

5. Add a spice rack onto the pantry door

This spice rack is built and put onto the door of your pantry. It keeps all your spices together, it’s easy to read the labels on your spices and the spices are kept in the dark when you aren’t using them, which helps to prolong the life of them. Who would have thought of using the door for pantry organization?

You can find directions on how to create this spice rack at Shanty 2 Chic.

6. Or if you don’t want to put a spice rack on the back of the pantry door, hang your saran wrap, foil, wax paper, etc. with hooks.

Another easy and cheap idea. It keeps all these items out of the way, no worrying about the lids blocking the drawer you have it in.

For directions and how to do this (including dimensions on how far apart to put the hooks!) check out A Real-Life Housewife.

7. Use mason jars to store cupcake liners.

Not only does it keep them all together and look pretty, it also keeps the liners free from dust.